[Corpora-List] Corpus Linguistics in the South 6: Corpus-assisted discourse analysis across languages

[Rachelle Vessey]

The next Corpus Linguistics in the South event will take place at the University of Portsmouth on Saturday, November 9 from 9.30 a.m. until 5.00 p.m. The theme for this event is "Corpus-assisted discourse analysis across languages" and will bring together researchers from across the UK and abroad.

As usual, the event will be free but spaces are limited on a first-come-first-serve basis. To reserve a place, please contact Rachelle Vessey (rachelle.vessey at newcastle.ac.uk) or Charlotte Taylor (charlotte.taylor at sussex.ac.uk). There will be an optional informal lunch that will cost approximately £10; please contact the organisers to reserve a place for lunch.

The programme is as follows:

09.30 Arrival & coffee
09.45 Introductions
10.00 Overview of the area & aims of the workshop, Rachelle Vessey, Newcastle University & Charlotte Taylor, University of Sussex
10.15 Translation studies, critical discourse analysis and corpus linguistics: An overview, Bandar Al-Hejin, Institute of Public Administration (English Language Center), Riyadh
11.00 Corpus-based intercultural pragmatics, Rachele de Felice, University College London
11.45 A contrastive discourse analysis of patient-centred communication in British, Italian and Spanish Ask-the- Expert Healthcare Websites, Gabrina Pounds, University of East Anglia
12.30 Case-studies
Corpus-Based Investigations into the Attitudes to Bilingualism and Code-Switching: Insights from German and Polish migrant discussion forums Sylvia Jaworska, University of Reading
The linguistic framing of inequality in times of austerity: A corpus linguistics study of 'fairness' in elite political discourse in Spain and Britain, Rosa Escanes Sierra, University of Sheffield
13.00 Lunch
14.25 Comparative analyses of discourse key words across languages: integration and multicultural society in English and German, Melani Schroeter, University of Reading
15.10 A corpus-linguistic approach to the analysis of transnational political discourses. Europe in British, French and German election manifestos, Ronny Scholz, University of Warwick
(5 min break)
16.00 Public apology felicity conditions in British and French apology press uptakes, Clyde Ancarno, King's College
16.45 Problems, solutions & where next? Open discussion led by Charlotte Taylor, University of Sussex & Rachelle Vessey, Newcastle University

For more information, visit our website (https://www.facebook.com/CorpusLinguisticsInTheSouth) or contact rachelle.vessey at newcastle.ac.uk or charlotte.taylor at sussex.ac.uk



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